Samoa - Royalty and license fees

Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$) in Samoa was $293,842 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,353,132 in 2015 and ($186,587) in 1998.

Definition: Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 $0
1978 $0
1979 $0
1980 $0
1981 $0
1982 $0
1983 $0
1984 $0
1985 $0
1986 $0
1987 $0
1988 $0
1989 $0
1990 $0
1991 $0
1992 $0
1993 $0
1994 $3,945
1995 $0
1996 $60,922
1997 $117,216
1998 ($186,587)
1999 $199,127
2004 $165,491
2005 $110,554
2006 $0
2007 $37,539
2008 $61,618
2009 $46,840
2010 $39,751
2011 $213,113
2012 $798,045
2013 $1,435,417
2014 $1,855,628
2015 $2,353,132
2016 $2,090,561
2017 $1,461,350
2018 $586,470
2019 $1,158,303
2020 $293,842

Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$) in Samoa was $121,796.80 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,172,049.00 in 2017 and $0.00 in 1977.

Definition: Charges for the use of intellectual property are payments and receipts between residents and nonresidents for the authorized use of proprietary rights (such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial processes and designs including trade secrets, and franchises) and for the use, through licensing agreements, of produced originals or prototypes (such as copyrights on books and manuscripts, computer software, cinematographic works, and sound recordings) and related rights (such as for live performances and television, cable, or satellite broadcast). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 $0.00
1978 $0.00
1979 $0.00
1980 $0.00
1981 $0.00
1982 $0.00
1983 $0.00
1984 $0.00
1985 $0.00
1986 $0.00
1987 $0.00
1988 $0.00
1989 $0.00
1990 $0.00
1991 $262,541.30
1992 $162,185.70
1993 $171,299.30
1994 $153,843.90
2010 $0.00
2011 $0.00
2012 $0.00
2013 $4,411.29
2014 $16,847.11
2015 $72,157.88
2016 $106,362.40
2017 $2,172,049.00
2018 $537,844.00
2019 $389,030.80
2020 $121,796.80

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments